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Japanese skaters have been doing great support since the disaster. One of the reasons might be many of their fellow skaters are from the affected areas, especially Sendai where Takeshi Honda, Shizuka and Hanyu etc are from. And another might be the skaters who were representatives of Japan to be sent to the canceled Tokyo Worlds had conflicts inside of themselves. Many of them said later that they were wondering whether it was good or not to skate in the Worlds( even in re-scheduled Russian Worlds) since many people were still struggling in Japan. Mao was very shocked by the disaster and kept out of the rink for a week. It affected her peeking but she said later that she wished to skate well there to encourage Japanese people who were affected by the disaster. Shame she didn't place high enough to show her Jupiter in the exhibition show. But I was very much moved by the opening/ending of the exhibition show in Russian Worlds, which was choreographed to support Japan in pain. Back to the topic Japanese skaters are still very active for supporting the people who were affected by the disaster. They do skate in the charity shows across the country, hold skating classes for the victim kids, and go and skate in the shows in the affected areas.

Daisuke was interviewed after the charity show. He was asked about his retirement but he didn't answer clearly. He explained like; If he continues competing, he won't quit in a coupe of years, it means he'll aim at the next Olys. It is a big decision. If he retires after this season, it's also a big decision. So he said he needs enough time to consider about his future.

Men's group number https://twitter.com/AlexShibutani/status/453880117475807232/photo/1
Tatsuki MACHIDA "East of Eden" -beautiful 3A, more emoting and polished than ever, minor changes in choreography
Joannie ROCHETTE "Dans mon Esmeralda" -nailed stunning loop, beautiful skating and beautiful posture
Jeffrey BUTTLE -his moves of shoulders were stunning especially in this program
Patric CHAN "Steppin' Out With My Baby" -fell on the first jump but nailed the rest, smiled and waved to his fans
Carolina KOSTNER "Sheherazade" -she nailed all the jumps in three programs in three shows, can die for her steps, goddess!
Adelina SOTONIKOVA "Black Swan" -seems she's improving her expressiveness show by show, freak out by the madness and despair inside of this program
Mao ASADA "Smile" -clean program rocked the house, Mao smiled and the house smiled
Yuzuru HANYU "Hana Ni Nare" -skated singing to the music, his fans screamed a lot
Finale -music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwnefUaKCbc&feature=youtu.be
-costume: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BkwKcVLCYAALN70.jpghttps://twitter.com/MaiaShibutani/status/453889019928014848/photo/1
-Chan lifted Carolina on his shoulders, improving show by show
After the finale, Hanyu and Oda did a quad battle. Oda went for a 4T(fall). Hanyu landed 4Lo!!

After the finale in the first night of Stars on Ice in Tokyo, a Guiness ceremony happened for Mao and Hanyu. Their world record scores for short programs(Mao received in Worlds and Hanyu received in Olympics) are listed in Guiness World Records.

In the ceremony they had a short interview. Mao was asked about her retirement. Shame she's repeatedly asked about her retirement every time she appears in public. She answered that she needs enough time to consider, and she hopes people will be supportive and wait till she announces her decision. She's skated in shows 3-4 days a week since Worlds. She skates in shows 15 days(at 6 cities) in April. Wish Japanese media leaves her alone in May. Hanyu said he wants to break the record again by himself. And if his rivals break his record, he'll work hard to catch up with them and wants to improve through the rivalry.

TV Tokyo aired the recorded coverage of JSOI in Tokyo (evening show on 12th). It was about two hours long coverage. They showed some fluffs too. Shame they didn't show many international skaters. One of the reasons why they didn't show new programs of Canadian skaters might be they are planned to be shown on the coverage of Canadian SOI in their home country. I guess Japanese cable TV station will air longer coverage sooner or later and we'll see more videos of international skaters.

As for something new or different, I loved the Japanese group number. It is choreographed for JSOI only. Meaning of the title of the music "Kazoku ni naroyo" means &#8221;Let's become a family." So touching thinking how tough time they've been through together in this Olympic season and also in this quad including the great disaster. Choreography of Machida's East of Eden had major changes from the competitive program and I love this ex version as well. Watching the coverage I was very much relieved since Shizuka didn't fall since she might not notice her pregnancy when it was recorded. I know I belong to the minority here but I loved Adelina's dancability to this difficult rhythm. Even Japanese applause machine gave up catching up to the rhythm. lol

As for talk videos, Mao & Akiko & Kanako talked about their thoughts on retirement, Nobu & Yuzuru talked mainly about jumps and competitions. If time allows, I'd love to translate and post somewhere on FSU.

TV Tokyo aired the recorded coverage of JSOI in Tokyo (evening show on 12th). It was about two hours long coverage. They showed some fluffs too. Shame they didn't show many international skaters. One of the reasons why they didn't show new programs of Canadian skaters might be they are planned to be shown on the coverage of Canadian SOI in their home country. I guess Japanese cable TV station will air longer coverage sooner or later and we'll see more videos of international skaters.

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Thank you for the information. I was waiting for the new programs from the Canadians. I guess I have to wait a little bit more. Since I no longer live in Chicago, I do not have the opportunities to see CSOI this year. (Toronto was a short flight from Chicago.)

TV Tokyo aired the recorded coverage of JSOI in Tokyo (evening show on 12th). It was about two hours long coverage. They showed some fluffs too. Shame they didn't show many international skaters. One of the reasons why they didn't show new programs of Canadian skaters might be they are planned to be shown on the coverage of Canadian SOI in their home country. I guess Japanese cable TV station will air longer coverage sooner or later and we'll see more videos of international skaters.

As for something new or different, I loved the Japanese group number. It is choreographed for JSOI only. Meaning of the title of the music "Kazoku ni naroyo" means &#8221;Let's become a family." So touching thinking how tough time they've been through together in this Olympic season and also in this quad including the great disaster. Choreography of Machida's East of Eden had major changes from the competitive program and I love this ex version as well. Watching the coverage I was very much relieved since Shizuka didn't fall since she might not notice her pregnancy when it was recorded. I know I belong to the minority here but I loved Adelina's dancability to this difficult rhythm. Even Japanese applause machine gave up catching up to the rhythm. lol

As for talk videos, Mao & Akiko & Kanako talked about their thoughts on retirement, Nobu & Yuzuru talked mainly about jumps and competitions. If time allows, I'd love to translate and post somewhere on FSU.

^As long as I heard the evening show in Tokyo on April 12th is the only show which were recorded. Usually the coverage of the shows is to be aired on terrestrial broadcasting first. Then longer coverage comes on cable broadcasting. I haven't found any information about coverage on cable but I'm somewhat expecting that the programs of the skaters who were chacked on terrestrial would be shown.

Prince Ice World shows in Shinyokohama started today. PIW Tour is the annual one. One can enjoy group numbers by Team Shinyokohama with Takeshi Honda, Yukina Ohta etc. It is also a specific show where the crowd can take photos, hand presents/letters/cards to skaters, and even chat a few words if you're lucky.(Usually people are not allowed taking photos in Japanese shows/competitions.)http://www.princehotels.co.jp/iceshow/

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(my translation: The first show on the first day of PIW has finished. Thanks for the flower bear.)https://twitter.com/Mariakko2010/status/459923073072762881/photo/1

"Philosopher on ice" Machida's new exhibition number fascinated the crowd. April 26th Prince Ice World was held in Shinyokohama Skate Center. Mao Asada(23), Tatsuki Machida(26) and other skaters participated in the ice show. Machida revealed his self-choreographed new exhibition number 'Je te vuex'.

He was inspired by a photo taken by a French photographer. "I've been under a big pressure and felt almost reversing&#12288;since three days ago," Machida was anxious about how his new program would be appreciated by the aucience. He created his own world and the crowd gave him big hands. "I feel better now since I was told it was good." he felt relieved. "I wanted to create a program one feels like seeing at a cafe," Asada listened to his enthusiastic explanation.

it's so funny to see how yukina ohta got herself in all those shows despite not really having a
long and succesfull senior career (i know 4cc win)
but it's great to see her always, she's one of all those lost and fallen talents.
great to watch her skating

it's so funny to see how yukina ohta got herself in all those shows despite not really having a
long and succesfull senior career (i know 4cc win)
but it's great to see her always, she's one of all those lost and fallen talents.
great to watch her skating

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Since her skating, especially her artistry, was loved by many fans, she's been skating in many shows after her retirement. She's constantly skated in Prince Ice World, so she has core fans. I saw her skating live a few times and I could die for her layback spins and ina bauer. Also she's been commentating on TV. I guess she's still popular among Japanese figure skating fans. Her Japanese language has Kyoto accent and it sounds very soft and easy to ears.